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Point Arena, Mendocino Coast

Point Arena is a narrow headland about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) long with a historical lighthouse that marks a significant change in the orientation of the Mendocino Coast, about 34 miles (55 km) south of Fort Bragg and 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of the community of Point Arena, California.

Eel River Delta, Eel River

A delta of 33,000 acres (13,355 ha) is formed by the Eel River, which starts at an elevation of 6,245 feet (1,903 m) on the southern flank of Bald Mountain in Mendocino National Forest and flows generally northwest for 196 miles (315 km) draining a watershed of 2,357,761 acres (954,152 ha) in the California Coast Ranges, about 13 miles (21 km) south-southwest of Eureka and 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Ferndale, California.

Point San Luis Light Station, Avila Beach

Point San Luis is the site of a historic light station on a peninsula formed by San Luis Hill, a headland with an elevation of 708 feet (216 m), that provides a sheltered harbor for Port San Luis and the community of Avila Beach on San Luis Obispo Bay, about 118 miles (190 km) south-southeast of Monterey and 7 miles (11 km) west-northwest of Pismo Beach, California.

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Mattole River, Lost Coast

Mattole River, Lost Coast

The Mattole River flows approximately 62 miles (100 km) through the King Range to the Lost Coast at the Punta Gorda State Marine Reserve, about 10 miles (16 km) south of Cape Mendocino and 4 miles (6.4 km) west-southwest of Petrolia, California.

Santa Barbara Lighthouse, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Lighthouse, Santa Barbara

The Santa Barbara Lighthouse is located between the East Mesa and West Mesa neighborhoods, about 2 miles (3 km) west of Santa Barbara Harbor, in the City of Santa Barbara, California.

Jackass Creek, Sinkyone Wilderness State Park

Jackass Creek, Sinkyone Wilderness State Park

Jackass Creek flows generally west for 2.5 miles (4 km) to the Pacific Ocean, about 18 miles (30 km) north-northwest of Westport and 14 miles (22.5 km) southeast of Shelter Cove, California.

Albion River, Mendocino Coast

Albion River, Mendocino Coast

Albion River flows generally west-southwest for 18 miles (29 km) to the Mendocino Coast, about 22 miles (35 km) north of Point Arena and 6 miles (10 km) south-southeast of Mendocino, California.

Sycamore Creek, Pfeiffer Beach

Sycamore Creek, Pfeiffer Beach

Sycamore Creek flows to Pfeiffer Beach on the Big Sur coast, about 26 miles (42 km) south of Monterey and 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Lucia, California.

Salinas River, Castroville

Salinas River, Castroville

The Salinas River begins in the central California Coast Ranges and flows 175 miles (282 km) generally northwest to Monterey Bay, approximately 12 miles (19 km) north-northeast of Monterey and 3 miles (5 km) west-southwest of Castroville, California.

Ten Mile River, MacKerricher State Park

Ten Mile River, MacKerricher State Park

The Ten Mile River flows southwest for 7 miles (11 km) to the Pacific Ocean at the northern border of MacKerricher State Park, about 9 miles (15 km) north-northeast of the Noyo River at Fort Bragg and 5.7 miles (9.2 km) south of Westport, California.

Cypress Point, Monterey Peninsula

Cypress Point, Monterey Peninsula

Cypress Point is the westernmost headland on the Monterey Peninsula, about 4.5 miles (7.3 km) southwest of Monterey and 3.5 miles (5.5 km) northwest of Carmel, California.

Whaler Island, Crescent City

Whaler Island, Crescent City

Whaler Island, about 700 feet (215m) across, lies 0.4 miles (0.65km) offshore and is now connected to the mainland by a paved road on an artificial breakwater, about 16 miles (26km) north-northwest of Klamath and 1.4 miles (2.3km) southeast of Crescent City, California.

Alamere Falls, Point Reyes National Seashore

Alamere Falls, Point Reyes National Seashore

Alamere Falls is located in the Phillip Burton Wilderness of Point Reyes National Seashore, about 6 miles (10 km) south of Olema and 6.4 miles (10.3 km) northwest of Bolinas, California.

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